Stuff, Things, etc.: Sunday Social 8/5 and funny stuffs

I cannot tell a lie. I almost didn't link up today. The topic is "Fall". We all loooove fall, right? Only...Fall kinda sucks in Alaska. It starts like now and is over by October. LAME. So, combine those homesick thoughts with the crappiness that was this past week (you'll get to read about that tomorrow), the last thing I wanted to do was talk about my favorite season that I'm missing for the fourth year in a row.

Whatever.

At least I can wear those fabulous fall fashions all year long, right?

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(P.S. I was wondering if there was a southern blogger who might like to participate in an exchange of sorts. As in, you live in Alaska and I go live in Texas. Just an idea...)

What is your favorite fall activity?
Back-to-school shopping. I associate fall with school shopping and new beginnings.

I also get quite the kick out of baking yummy fall treats.

And football games.

Do you follow a football team?
Um. Yes. The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Pittsburgh Steelers. I have no patience for the Eagles, the Seahawks, or the Ravens. Steelers fans never like the Eagles or the Ravens, and the Seahawks just annoy me because they're like the west coast version of the Eagles. Yuck.

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What is something fun about fall in your area?

If I were in PA, I'd say the cooler temperatures, wearing fall clothes, going to football games, the golden-yellow glow that everything outside seems to have, etc.
In Alaska? Eh.

Favorite fall outfit staples?

Boots.

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Scarves.

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New purses (he he he)

What are you most looking forward to this fall season?
I love it when school starts. I always feel a little mournful for summer, but there's not much summer to mourn in Alaska.
What I'm truly looking forward to this upcoming season is the end of this deployment.

Favorite fall holiday? Traditions?
I like the anticipation of Halloween and Thanksgiving more than I prefer the actual holidays. Perhaps because my mother always made meatloaf for dinner on Halloween (gag). Or because they allowed me to fall down the basement stairs at 10 months old on my first Thanksgiving.
Scott and I haven't really had a chance to establish traditions for holidays (sad, I know), and we're too far away from family to participate in usual traditions.

I'll stop playing my sad little violin now.

OH! There IS something. Every fall there is a craft fair on the base. And for the last 3 years, I've made Scott take me there to buy crafty stuff (pre-made, obviously, since I don't "craft").

He really loves "craft fair" day.

Funny stuffs.

Because I really like Jason Bateman and I really don't like, well, you know...